Two Worlds II Delayed to January

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Publisher warns not to pirate or import early copies.

By Jim Reilly

SouthPeak announced it is moving the release of Two Worlds II for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC to January 2011 in North America. The publisher said it will take more time polishing the game for its new launch.

"We understand that this is not great news for those of you eager for an October release and we can understand that you might feel that our European cousins' potentially getting the game before you is frustrating to say the least," a spokesperson said in a statement.

"However, there's a reason for everything and although we feel that the game is truly at 'AAA' level, which reason is that we want Two Worlds II to be absolutely flawless when it launches in the North American market.

"Although we could bring the game to market earlier in order to take advantage of the holiday buying season, we felt that we would do a better service to you by making sure that the game you want is absolutely as it should be," the spokesperson added.

"It's vital to us that we always give you the best possible information and this is the reason that we haven't commented on the date before now; we did not want to say something to you, only to have that information change once again. Now, we are in a position to confirm the January release date."

SouthPeak also issued a warning to those looking to potentially download the game illegally or import it.

"For those that have said that they will torrent or import the game because they simply cannot wait, there's nothing that we can do to stop you," the publisher added. "However, please remember that by pirating the game, you are hurting those who worked hard to make the game for you, reducing the chance of another game in the future.

"By importing the game, you're paying more money for something that if you can wait, you'll be able to buy in January at a cheaper price and that will have benefited from heavyweight Quality Assurance for the North American market."

Update: IGN later received a press release from TopWare regarding the delay that included the following piece of information: "A previous announcement made by SouthPeak claiming the game was unfinished, and was being delayed to provide additional development time is factually incorrect. All production, including QA and localizations, on Two Worlds II was wrapped in mid-September. Fans can rest assured the October 2010 and early 2011 releases will mirror one another in terms of content, with the exception of any patches or updates released between now and early 2011."